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Sarah Bown Chapman
I like to buy stuff.
But most of my money goes to my website where you can book appointments based on time, location, price, etc: http://smedule.com
But most of my money goes to my website where you can book appointments based on time, location, price, etc: http://smedule.com
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California Pizza Kitchen
They have this miso shrimp salad that us to die for. I put on my fake mustache and sneak in to ca pizza kitchen so I can get my quarterly fix.
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· $36.02 credit card purchase
United Air Lines
Flight for my 2 yo to nc for thanksgiving. She's definitely getting her two bags worth.
reviewed
· $338.60 credit card purchase
freecreditreport.com
$1.00 is the cost of a free credit report. That makes two things that are not free in life. Lunch and credit reports.
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· $1 credit card purchase
skybella
They make it very hard for you to get out of their stupid monthly payments as well, you have to ring them up.
shlapman
Yeah, I accidentally registered for their monthly service once too. I think if you're very careful not to opt in you can avoid the dreaded subscription, but time will tell I suppose. Their advertising is so catchy but their business practices are shady, eh?
rsvp Rae
Man are these hooker shoes. Even sluttier in real life. I never even wore them...think I forgot that I wasn't 16 any more.
saunieindiego
Wear them to bed. Your significant other will find it irresistable!
shlapman
My husband would laugh his ass off if I wore these to bed. I'd be worried that I'd poke holes in all the sheets and get hopelessly tangled in the bedding as I try and take cover. The only real purpose I think they could serve I'd as a hole punch.
Via Spiga Marono
Funny, I purchases these 7 years ago and zappos still has record of the transaction. They're still in my closet and I do wear them from time to time, so I'd say it was money well spent.
Tea
This is not a hot beverage rather a Japanese inspired children's clothing store on the pricier end. I placed my order using my ipad and accidentally placed duplicate orders of a couple items which I will need to return. Beware when shopping on the ipad...this has happened several times now.
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· $212 credit card purchase
bestfriend
its cos IPAD assumes you're rich
shlapman
Or a sucker.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
This place is pavlovian. It is a cruel social experiment on parents of America that has been maliciously placed in malls of all sorts. If you have a child, he/she will not be able to walk away from the light. And then you will end up having to spend the next half hour in a special kind of hell with teddy bear accessories and store attendants with painfully high pitched voices.
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· $17.23 credit card purchase
Y&l Shoe Repair Medsuppl
I had my over-priced blown out flip flops repaired here. Good to know that they also carry medical supplies just in case I needed to grab a catheter or bed pan or something.
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· $30 credit card purchase
beverlynoelle
Obviously they figure that if your shoes are broken, you can't get up to go to the bathroom. Hence, bedpans! Duh, it's so logical!
shlapman
Seriously! I bet you can find a template business plan for medical supply/shoe repair shops online. Before you know it, they'll be on every street corner like Starbucks!
The Cove
Dolphin killers Suck. This movie was easy to watch without too much gratuitous vioence, but definitely impactful. I was about to book the next flight to taiji japan (where this takes place) with my surf board. Well I don't have a surf board actually. Which is fortunate for me because I would have arrived to find that the killing has effectively been stopped. But I have promised myself never to go to a seaworld...or swim with dolphins to perpetuate this trade. If you've got a soft spot for conservation minded documentaries you'll likely appreciate this movie.
impulsebuyer
informative. but kinda ironic that someone who loves dolphins as you clearly do will never be able to swim with em. catch-22
shlapman
Regrettfully I have actually been swimming with dolphins. There was a woman in our group who was pregnant and they picked op on it with their sonar. It was pretty amazing. The thing is if you start to question keeping dolphins in captivity, it kind of leads to similar questions about other domesticated animals...
beverlynoelle
I haven't watched this yet because I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stomach it. But you say it's not too gratuitous?
shlapman
There are a couple scenes that are hard to take. I cry at commercials and only lost it once during this movie. I was worried that the whole movie would have been over the top but it was really more documentary about the dolphin meat trade (!) etc with a couple graphic scenes for credibility.
USPS
I mailed a few packages. Then they gave my kid a free coloring book. I mean, I liked it, but, I'm not sure that I like the idea that they keep raising the price of stamps...so they can publish cute coloring books for children? Hmmmm...
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· $8.25 credit card purchase
MissBargainHuntress
no kidding...
Amazon
The dog ate my adapter, so I needed a replacement. Bought two new ones; one was the super cheap "Made in China" no frills version for roughly $11.00 and to play it safe, I also picked up a Dell OEM model for around $50. The cheap one charges my computer just as well, just is bulky runs a little hot, and has three prongs. The Dell one, which the dog age promptly works fine. Is it worth the difference? Perhaps if you don't have any power cable eaters in your house. But probably not.
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· $63.78 credit card purchase
Walgreens
Picked up some cheap headphones from Walgreen's thinking, how bad could they be? Four dollars bad is how bad.
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· $5.54 credit card purchase
JakeNewton
Probably better than rip off Apple headphones, I break a pair of those in a week it seems. Quality is terrible for any good amount of usage,
bestfriend
Why do my headphones always break? Is it because I keep them in my pocket?
shlapman
I have no idea. It's not like if you pay a lot of head phones they're guaranteed to last longer. They all seem to have the exact same half life. But take it from me, the super cheap ones aren't worth it either.
CraigEtts
when it comes to headphones, you get what you pay for
shlapman
@ fancypants I look for sound quality and of course, comfort. I have a favorite model of in - ear headphones from Sony that run about $60 which last maybe a year. I will likely go back to that set but would sooner spend half as much. Everything I've tried for under $20 has sucked.
Target
had to replace Eva's slutty doctor Barbie that the dog ate with a new equally slutty brunette Barbie. Note the sensible high heeled pink stilettos for doing rounds. I have, however, noticed that her boobs have shrunk since I was young. At that rate, she may resemble a normally proportioned person by the year 2076.
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· $88.81 credit card purchase
shlapman
Apparently there was a backlash about Barbie's proportions which many thought were not naturally attainable...remember the real doll? I thought it was interesting that they quietly modified the Barbie mold. She's still no prude.
Veterinary Surgical Servi
Deposit to reconstruct my dog's knee. Vets always told me to watch his weight. Obesity is a major risk factor for knee injuries in dogs. I always figured there's some guy in Mexico who weights like 1100 pound...and he just got married!! His knees, while chubby, are fully functional. What's a couple extra pounds on my dog?! Lesson learned. DO NOT let your dog get fat.
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· $1,700 credit card purchase
saunieindiego
Awwww. You're a good person fixing up doggie like that. May I suggest some water therapy once it's okayed by your vet. That way he/she can build back up the muscles without too much stress on the repaired joint.
shlapman
Yes, water therapy coming up in a couple weeks, thanks for the suggestion. It's the least I could do for my favorite person.
Google
I remember the day when I couldn't imagine this new fangled minimalist search engine could figure out how to monetize. I get it now.
saunieindiego
I resisted for the longest time ( I was an ask.com kinda girl ) but now almost exclusively Google.
shlapman
You and 2/3rds of the population. I'm beginning to get that Big Brother sort of feeling about Google.
lesayoh
dont be evil
shlapman
Seriously. My website came under phishing attack and google tagged it as posing a Security threat so denied user access. The only way I was able to get my site up was to submit it for google to recrawl, taking a couple days. Google has the power to take your business critical application down and bring it back up at their convenience.
shlapman
@robinhudd agreed, bing is a terrible name. but oddly the name iPad doesn't seem to have the same effect on millions...myself included.
AT&T Mobile
Why can't I resist using my cell while out-of-the-country? While in Jamaica, I continued to check emails, update FB statuses, make phone calls. Next time I'm just leaving it at home. Yes, I really will this time.
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· $426.89 credit card purchase
Ohemgee
Ouch.
shlapman
Yep. Could have had a lot of pina coladas for that much...Even more than I had.
jacq
where in Jamaica did you go? I went to negril a few years back.
shlapman
Ahhh Ricks. I was in Negril for Spring break more years ago than I'd like to admit. I've actually been a bunch of times over the years...Kingston, Negril, Montego Bay. This last time, I was at the Half Moon Bay Resort just outside of of Montego Bay. Kind of Old School five star. What I love-love-love about the resort is you get a maid and a cook when you book a Villa. I'd like to take a "house Mother' home next time.
impulsebuyer
wow that's insane. were you aware that your bill would be that high??
shlapman
I knew it would be high. Like maybe by an extra $100. But not that high. They charge $20/ Meg of data. I think I ran in to trouble checking email...never realized the entire message was downloaded on to my phone with each update.
Oh boo hoo me. Maybe I will come back later and delete this.